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Loading... Aug 29, 2024 · In this noted chapter, the writer of the book of Hebrews introduces an impressive list of heroic figures from the Old Testament—remarkable men and women whose stories stand out to encourage and challenge the faith. Some of these heroes of the Bible are well-known personalities, while others remain anonymous.
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These are the TOP 10 heroes of faith from the Bible! FaithHub. The modern church exists as the Body of Christ, and as Paul writes to Timothy, it is a faith that we received. After us will come men and women who fully rely on God, and many have already come before us – from Noah in the Ark to Simeon waiting for Jesus at the Temple.
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- John the Baptist. The famous wilderness preacher who was sent to prepare the way of the Lord started out confident and certain. When talking about Jesus, he said, ”Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
- Simon Peter. One of the original twelve disciples of Jesus, Peter is known for his boldness. It was Peter who was commended by Jesus for receiving the revelation from the Father that Jesus was the Son of the Living God.
- Elijah. Elijah is known for prophesying drought and subsequently being fed by ravens and a widow before his epic challenge to the prophets of Baal on Mount Horeb.
- Thomas. Being a disciple of Jesus doesn’t automatically make one a faith giant. Thomas became known as Doubting Thomas because he wrestled with the truth that Jesus rose from the dead.
Sep 18, 2024 · Abraham’s faith serves as a powerful example of trusting God’s plan, even when it doesn’t make sense. His willingness to obey and trust in God’s promises has made him a central figure in the history of faith. 2. Moses: Leading the Israelites to Freedom. Moses’ story is one of faith and perseverance.
- Standing on Their Shoulders
- Athanasius
- Augustine
- Martin Luther
- William Tyndale
- John Calvin
- George Herbert
- John Owen
- John Bunyan
- George Whitfield
In 21 Servants of Sovereign JoyJohn Piper details the lives of 21 leaders from church history who have inspired every generation of believers toward a greater passion for God. We stand on the shoulders of the saints who have gone before, exemplifying how to live and love God faithfully.
“In Athanasius’s lifelong battle for the deity of Christ against the Arians, who said that Christ was created, Athanasius said, ‘Considering that this struggle is for our all . . . let us also make it our earnest care and aim to guard what we have received.’ When allis at stake, it is worth contending. This is what love does.”
“Augustine’s song of grace is unlike anything you will read in almost any modern book about grace. The omnipotent power of grace, for Augustine, is the power of ‘sovereign joy.’ This alone delivered him from a lifetime of bondage to sexual appetite and philosophical pride. Discovering that beneath the vaunted powers of human will is a cauldron of d...
“Justification by faith alone, apart from works of the law, was the triumph of grace in the life of Martin Luther. He did, you might say, stand on his head for joy, and with him all the world was turned upside-down.”
“Man is lost, spiritually dead, condemned. God is sovereign; Christ is sufficient. Faith is all. Bible translation and Bible truth were inseparable for Tyndale, and in the end it was the truth—especially the truth of justification by faith alone—that ignited Britain with Reformed fire and then brought the death sentence to this Bible translator.”
“For John Calvin, the triumph of God’s grace in his own life and theology was the self-authenticating demonstration of the majesty of God in the Word of Scripture. How are we to know that the Bible is the Word of God? Do we lean on the testimony of man—the authority of the church, as in Roman Catholicism? Or are we more immediately dependent on the...
“The central theme of his poetry was the redeeming love of Christ,1and he labored with all his literary might to see it clearly, feel it deeply, and show it strikingly.”
“Owen’s personal holiness and public fruitfulness did not just happen to him. He pursued them. There were strategies of personal discipline and public authenticity that God used to make him what he was. In all our life and ministry, as we care for people and contend for the faith, we can learn much from Owen’s pursuit of holiness in private and pub...
“He was even more explicit that there is divine purpose and design in suffering for the good of God’s children and for the glory of his name. The great Pilgrim’s Progress, as George Whitefield said, ‘smells of the prison.’ It was born in suffering, and it portrays the Christian life as a life of affliction. But Bunyan saw his imprisonment as no mor...
“At one level, Whitefield’s power was the natural power of eloquence, and at another it was the spiritual power of God to convert sinners and transform communities. There is no reason to doubt that he was the instrument of God in the salvation of thousands.”
May 20, 2022 · The first definition Hebrews gives is that “faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.” (Hebrews 11:1) We are then told that people in ancient days lived a good testimony through faith.
Hebrews 11. New Living Translation. Great Examples of Faith. 11 Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. 2 Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation. 3 By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command, that what we now see did not come ...
